Regarding Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton’s photo controversy, I wish to convey my genuine upset along with thousands others around the world.

Following my attendance at Beal Na mBláth for the commemoration ceremonies, along with 4,000 others, I wish to convey my appreciation and gratitude to being part of such a historic event in Irish history.

Following my holiday break in Bantry over the weekend for the visit of our superb President Michael D Higgins for the launch of the Atlantic challenge, I wish to say the following.

IS it sexist now to describe Ballintubber Lodge as ‘a Gentleman’s Residence?’ Let an enterprising woman come to the fore, then, and change the auctioneer’s historically redolent description of this country home, newly up for sale.

A convicted paedophile priest named in the Ferns report has died.

SEEKING to trade up locally from their “showhouse standard” three-bed semi with about 1,000 sq ft or space are the owners of 12 Elm Road, Fota Rock, in east Cork’s Carrigtwohill commuter setting.

DO the numbers on 17 Grangevale – they stack up.

DONAL ÓG CUSACK’S Cork hurling colleagues backed him “100%” last night following the sensational revelations about his private life, saying the long-serving goalkeeper would be fully supported by “genuine GAA people”.

JUST three of these large detached homes in Upper Glanmire, Cork, are being built and one remains to be sold at a guide price of €615,000 through Donal Collins of Global Properties.

A DRAMATIC U-turn has seen the GAA give the green light for the St Colman’s-Cork senior hurling challenge game.

WITH commuter trains expected to shunt in 2009, Carrigtwohill will finally get the reason for its expansion.

Cork's appeal against the bans given to three of their players for their involvement in the pre-match brawl which marred their recent Munster SHC clash with Clare was rejected by the GAA's Central Appeals Committee (CAC) last night.

Located close to Barryscourt Castle, 9 Father O’Keeffe Tce is on offer at €270,000, and is a three bed detached house which is ideal for first-timers, says Donal Collins.

A NEARLY new house at 122 Kilbrody, Mount Oval Village is on offer at €460,000 through Johnny O’Flynn of Sherry FitzGerald.

DESCRIBED by Donal Collins of Global Properties as "classy", number 13, Barrymore Green in Sallybrook, Glanmire, Co Cork is a good-sized, trader-upper.

ANYONE who fails to act when they believe children are at risk of sexual abuse will face criminal prosecution under laws to be introduced by the Government.

THE Gardaí responded in a “wholly unsatisfactory” manner to one of the most infamous clerical child abuse cases in the Diocese of Ferns, the Inquiry report has stated.

THE Ferns Inquiry identified more than 100 allegations of abuse by 21 priests over a 40-year period beginning in 1962.

THE diocesan response to allegations of child abuse in Ferns, although varied over a span of 40 years, comes in for severe and damning criticism as successive bishops failed to protect vulnerable children from priests they knew to be abusers.

The Ferns Inquiry has cast a dark shadow over the seminary which produced almost all of the priests involved in cases of child sexual abuse in the diocese.

The diocese of Ferns is expected to emerge today as one of the worst in the world for clerical child abuse.

NUMBER 16, Orelia Terrace, Cobh, is a steal, according to it’s selling agent, Donal Collins of Global Properties, because the three-storey, five bedroomed house is on the market at €250,000 and comes in move-in condition.

The Diocese of Ferns has reportedly reached a €200,000 settlement with a man who was sexually abused while a student priest in Wexford town.

The diocese of Kerry has confirmed that one of its priests has been defrocked by Pope John Paul II.

The inquiry into clerical child sex abuse in the diocese of Ferns has reportedly been forced to delay its report into the matter until next March.

THE Irish Conference of Priests has welcomed the dismissal by the Pope of two members of the clergy convicted of sexual abuse.

AISAKE Ó hAILPÍN is poised to join his brother Setanta back in Australia for trials with the Carlton club in Melbourne.

THERE will be a familiar shape to the management team of the All-Ireland SHC champions according to new Cork boss John Allen.

CORK are restricted to just two representatives - Ronan Curran and Joe Deane - on the Munster team to face Leinster in the M. Donnelly Interprovincial hurling semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday (12.15pm).

Three Kerry natives will take charge of the Munster football team for the Martin Donnelly Interprovincial series at the end of October.

THREE Kerry men will manage the Munster senior football side for the Martin Donnelly-sponsored interprovincial series at the end of the month.

Donal Collins is the only member of the Cork hurling management with no previous involvement at this level. Sean O’Leary and Fred Sheehy were part of the All-Ireland set-up in 1999, as was John Allen as team masseur.

HIS name wasn’t even mentioned when everybody was speculating about the successor to Bertie Óg Murphy as Cork hurling coach.

NEW Cork manager Donal O’Grady has named Kilworth’s star Fred Sheedy as the final member of the county senior hurling selection committee.

New Cork hurling manager Donal O’Grady, whose appointment was formally ratified at a special meeting of the County Board last evening, has yet to finalise his five-man selection committee.

NEW Cork hurling manager Donal O’Grady, whose appointment was formally ratified at a special meeting of the County Board last evening, has yet to finalise his five-man selection committee.

The Bank of Ireland is considering the possibility of entering the health insurance market.